Goodnight Moon Literary Elements

Goodnight Moon Literary Elements

Genre

Children's Fiction

Setting and Context

A bedroom during its inhabitants bedtime

Narrator and Point of View

Told from a third-persons point of view.

Tone and Mood

Inquisitive, Mysterious, Jovial, Attentive, and Intimate

Protagonist and Antagonist

There really is neither a protagonist or antagonist, since the book mostly presents a series of items.

Major Conflict

Since the book is totally made up of observations (there really is no story), there is no conflict whatsoever in the book.

Climax

Since the book is totally made up of observations, there is no climax in the book.

Foreshadowing

The bunny going to bed is foreshadowed early on in the book.

Understatement

The wondrous nature of some of the events/things mentioned in the book is understated.

Allusions

To geography and science.

Imagery

The imagery of the cow jumping over the moon underscores the profundity

Paradox

A cow, which can barely move - no less jump - jumps over the moon in the book.

Parallelism

N/A

Metonymy and Synecdoche

This is a very simple book and utilizes metonymy and synecdoche.

Personification

The three bears are personified in the book.

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